Spier Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

The wine is dark plum in colour. Intense aromas of blackcurrant and wild cherry aromas follow through to juicy palate with a velvety smooth finish.

Serve with char-grilled rib fillet and seared Mediterranean vegetables.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc ]
winery : Spier Wine Farm
winemaker : Jacques Erasmus
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14.4 % vol  rs : 3.3 g/l  pH : 3.5  ta : 5.5 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Enjoy now or within 2 - 4 years of harvest.

in the vineyard : Vineyard
Trellised vines aged 7 - 9 years old planted on north easterly slopes yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines received supplementary irrigation and produced 8 tons per hectare.

Terroir
Western Cape: Stellenbosch, Swartland, Breedekloof
Temperature: Winter 9 - 18°C; Summer 14- 26°C
Annual Rainfall: 650 mm
Proximity to ocean: 20 - 50 km
Soil: Clovelly, Hutton, Fernwood and Avalon

about the harvest: Grapes were harvested at 24.5° Balling.

in the cellar : After harvesting the grapes were gently crushed, de-stemmed and cooled for fermentation. After 2 days of cold soaking the juice was fermented until dry in stainless steel tanks at 24° C. Three pump-overs were conducted daily, and 65% of the wine was matured in French oak barrels for 6-8 months.

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